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Exhibit 99.2
         
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
  (WIPRO LOGO)    
Results for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2009 under Consolidated Indian GAAP
Wipro Limited crosses Rs.25,000 Crores in Revenue;
Delivers Industry leading growth in IT Services
Bangalore, April 22, 2009 –Wipro Limited today announced its results approved by the Board of Directors for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2009.
Highlights
Results for the year ended March 31, 2009
    Wipro Limited Revenue grew by 28% to Rs. 255.4 billion (Rs. 25,544 Crores)
 
    Profit Before Interest and Taxes (PBIT) grew by 25% to Rs 44 billion (Rs 4,400 Crores)
 
    Revenue of IT Services in dollar terms was $4.3 billion, a YoY growth of 18.5% (growth of 22.3% in constant currency). In Rupee terms, IT Services Revenue was Rs 191.7 billion with 31% YoY growth
 
    IT Services added 110 new clients during the year
 
    IT Products Revenue was Rs 34.6 billion with 31% YoY growth.
 
    Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting business Revenue grew 37% YoY and PBIT grew 34% YoY
 
    Board of Directors recommends a final cash dividend of Rs. 4 per share/ADS, subject to shareholder approval in the Annual General Meeting scheduled in July 2009
Results for the Quarter ended March 31, 2009
    IT Services Revenue in constant currency was $1,058 million, beating the guidance of $1,045 million
 
    Wipro Limited Revenue grew by 13% YoY to Rs. 64.5 billion (Rs. 6,452 Crores); PAT grew by 15% YoY to Rs. 10.1 billion (Rs. 1,010 Crores)
 
    IT Services Revenue in dollar terms was $1,046 million, a sequential decline of 4.9% (decline of 3.8% on constant currency terms) and YoY growth of 1.4%(growth of 8.7% on constant currency terms)
 
    In Rupee terms, Revenue stood at Rs. 49.3 billion (Rs. 4,932 Crores), a YoY growth of 20%; PBIT was Rs. 10.7 billion (Rs. 1,073 Crores) reflecting a growth of 24%
 
    IT Products business recorded an 11% YoY growth in Revenues
 
    Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting business Revenue grew 7% YoY and PBIT grew 8% YoY
Performance for the Year ended March 31, 2009 and Outlook for the Quarter ending June 30, 2009
Azim Premji, Chairman of Wipro, commenting on the results said “2008-09 has been a landmark year for us. We did a major re-organization of our IT business at the beginning of the financial year. It has been a year of solid execution in a subdued environment resulting in industry leading growth. We have had good deal wins and generated robust pipeline. Revenues for the IT Services for the full year were $4.3 billion, a yoy growth of 18.5% on reported basis and 22.3% on constant currency. During the year, we focused our energies on executing meticulously. We re-architected the operating structures of all our businesses and adapted ourselves to the changing needs of environment.
We are confident that with our broad portfolio of services, our ability to execute and deliver value to the customer, coupled with increased focus on productivity, makes us well-positioned to emerge stronger than before. Looking ahead, for the quarter ending June 30, 2009, we expect Revenues from our IT Services business to be in the range of $1,009 to $1,025 million*.”

 


 

Suresh Senapaty, Chief Financial Officer of Wipro, said “The striking facet of our performance for quarter ended March 2009 was that we delivered on all operating parameters. We expanded our margins despite the headwinds of reduction in volumes and lower tailwind of Forex gains.”
 
*   Guidance is based on constant currency exchange rates, GBP/USD at 1.43, Euro/USD at 1.31, USD/INR at 50.25
Wipro Limited
Revenues for the year ended March 31, 2009, were Rs. 255 billion, representing a 28% growth YoY. Profit after Tax for the year grew by 19% YoY to Rs. 39 billion. Revenues for the quarter ended March 31, 2009, were Rs.64.5 billion and Profit after Tax was Rs. 10.1 billion.
IT Services
For the year ended March 31, 2009, Revenue of Wipro’s IT Services business was $4.3 billion, a YoY growth of 18.5% on reported basis and 22.3% on constant currency. In rupee terms, Revenue stood at Rs. 191.7 billion (Rs. 19,166 Crores), a YoY growth of 31% and PBIT at Rs. 40.3 billion, an increase of 29% YoY. Operating Income to Revenue for the year was 21.0%. IT Services business accounted for 75% of the Revenue and 92% of the PBIT for the year ended March 31, 2009.
For the quarter ended March 31, 2009, Revenue of Wipro’s IT Services business was $1046 million, a YoY growth of 1.4% on reported basis and 8.7% on constant currency terms. In rupee terms, IT Services business grew its Revenue to Rs. 49.3 billion and PBIT increased to Rs. 10.7 billion. Operating Income to Revenue was 21.8%. IT Services business accounted for 76% of the Revenue and 94% of the PBIT for the quarter ended March 31, 2009.
We had 97,810 employees as of March 31, 2009, which includes 74,986 employees in our IT business unit and 22, 824 employees in our BPO business.
Even as the market conditions continued to pose challenges, Wipro saw the steady addition of customers across industries and geographies this quarter. During the quarter Wipro won a large strategic project from a leading Far Eastern airline to enhance their MRO Materials Management System. Wipro won a multi-million dollar engagement with a leading International Tobacco giant. As an Infrastructure Managed services partner, Wipro will support their single instance business critical global systems and the infrastructure on which they run.
We expanded our reach in Australia where Wipro was selected as the strategic partner by the University of Canberra to optimize and support the IT landscape and business processes of the University. Wipro was chosen as a partner based on its proven track record in delivering transformational services for its customers.
Friends Provident signed a multi-year contract with Wipro for the provision of IT Application Development and Support Services. The new contract will give Friends Provident greater flexibility and cost certainty through the use of an ‘outcome-based’, fixed price engagement model. The deal enables Friends Provident to procure discrete IT Services in variable quantities over the term.
In the Financial Services space, Wipro won a multi-year multi-million dollar deal spread over Data IT and BPO with one of the world’s leading Financial Services firm. The deal is geographically spread across the continents.
Our BPO business continued to gather momentum during the quarter. The division entered into a multi-year strategic relationship with ATCO I-Tek, a leading provider of IT and BPO services to the Utility Vertical in the Canadian marketplace to provide joint delivery of Customer Care Services and to pursue new opportunities in the Utility Business Process Outsourcing market.
The Manufacturing and Healthcare segment saw significant traction during the quarter where a leading pharmaceutical manufacturer, with presence in over 100 countries engaged with us for a transformational program that is aimed at redesign and standardization of their global Supply Chain, Finance and Manufacturing business processes. One of the leading manufacturers of elevators and escalators chose Wipro as its global strategic IT partner. Wipro will be involved in the design and rollout of customer’s strategic supply chain, HRMS, Finance and business intelligence projects in over 50 countries in next couple of years.

 


 

Our India & Middle East business also saw significant business traction. The quarter saw the largest win in the area of e-governance from ESIC – Employee State Insurance corporation, a deal valued at Rs.1,182 crores (6 and 1/2 year engagement) which will see Wipro modernizing and automating the entire healthcare benefits administration set up to deliver better services to millions of subscribers of ESIC. We won several large deals in the current quarter across market segments and Verticals including a large infrastructure roll out for BSNL, and a complete Oracle e-biz roll out including CRM implementation at a leading Telecom service provider in Bangladesh. Our Middle East business also saw some good momentum with a large win at a leading commercial bank in Bahrain for end to end risk management solutions.
Performance and Capital Efficiency (PACE)
The launch of PACE solutions in the last quarter saw the introduction of a suite of Service offerings to help customers move beyond basic survival and sustainability by lowering costs, improving service levels and operational efficiencies. Several customers from various industries engaged with us on PACE offerings like Wipro’s innovative Flex delivery model to take the total number of clients on this model to 34. A large Telecom company chose Wipro for a Server Virtualization and Data Migration engagement. The company opted from legacy platform to Windows platform project based on our strong value proposition like depth of service coverage, strong partnership with virtualization leader and certified professionals. Customers from the manufacturing industry sought our outcome based model, CIGMA (Center for Integrated Global Management of Applications), a 360 degree services capability for managing the application landscape for enterprises spread across the globe.
Awards and Recognition
Wipro continues to gain recognition from analysts for excellence, being cited as a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Global IT infrastructure Outsourcing, Q1 2009 (April 2009). The placement was “based on a sound current offering, good market presence, and an excellent strategy”. In another Forrester report titled The Forrester Wave: Information Security and IT Risk Consulting Q1 2009 (March 2009), Wipro was named a strong performer in both segments of the report. The report states that “Wipro has set itself apart from other offshore providers with its emphasis on security.”
Wipro also achieved ‘highest average rating’ among Indian Service Providers to provide value-added business process redesign and management by IDC in the report titled Competitive Analysis on Business Process Outsourcing Players in India, March 2009. The report stated that Wipro has been instrumental in defining the next-generation BPO services.
Wipro BPO was recognized as the Best New BPO Locator of the year at the International Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Awards, held recently in Manila, where various BPO companies were judged on the basis of size and growth in revenue and employees; quality, and diversity of international clients and evidence of quality, competence and management capabilities.
In recognition of our pursuit for excellence in Knowledge Management, Wipro has been inducted into the elite Global MAKE Hall of Fame for the second year in a row. Wipro was earlier the proud recipient of 2008 Asian and Indian MAKE Awards. Wipro’s KM Initiative has also been presented in several national and international forums.
Wipro has been rated India’s number one Green Brand and among the Top 5 Global Green brands in the world by Greenpeace’s “Guide to Greener Electronics” ranking
IT Products
For the year ended March 31, 2009, IT Products recorded Revenues of Rs 34.6 billion, representing a growth of 31% YoY. PBIT grew by 21% YoY to Rs 1.5 billion. IT Products business accounted for 14% of the Revenue and 3% of the PBIT for the year ended March 31, 2009.
For the quarter ended March 31, 2009, IT Products business recorded Revenues of Rs.8.7 billion, representing a growth of 11% YoY. PBIT de-grew by 1% YoY to Rs. 0.37 billion. Operating Income to Revenue for the quarter was 4.3%.
IT Products business accounted for 13% of the Revenue and 3% of the PBIT for the quarter ended March 31, 2009.

 


 

Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting
Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting business recorded Revenues of Rs. 20.8 billion with PBIT of Rs.2.5 billion for the year ended March 31, 2009, a YoY increase of 37% and 34% respectively. PBIT to Revenue was 12.2% for the year. Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting business accounted for 8% of the Revenue and 6% of the PBIT for the year ended March 31, 2009.
For the quarter ended March 31, 2009, Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting business recorded Revenue of Rs. 5.2 billion with PBIT of Rs 0.68 billion contributing 8% of total Revenue and 6% of the PBIT for the quarter. PBIT to Revenue was 13.2% for the quarter..
Wipro Limited
For the year ended March 31, 2009, the Return on Average Capital Employed in IT Services and Products business was 39% and Consumer Care and Lighting was 14%. At the Company level, the Return on Capital Employed was 25%, lower due to inclusion of cash and cash equivalents of Rs. 69.7 billion in Capital Employed (36% of Capital Employed).
For Wipro Limited, Profit after Tax computed in accordance with US GAAP for the quarter ended March 31, 2009, was Rs. 9.1 billion. The net difference between Profits computed in accordance with Indian GAAP and US GAAP is primarily due to different Revenue recognition standards, income taxes, amortization of intangible assets, differences in accounting treatment for hedge accounting for foreign currency loan and related currency swaps and India fringe benefit tax.
For Wipro Limited, Profit after Tax computed in accordance with US GAAP for the year ended March 31, 2009, was Rs. 34.4 billion. The net difference between Profits computed in accordance with Indian GAAP and US GAAP is primarily due to different Revenue recognition standards, income taxes, amortization of intangible assets, differences in accounting treatment for hedge accounting for foreign currency loan and related currency swaps and India fringe benefit tax.
For Wipro Limited, Non-US GAAP adjusted Profit after Tax for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 was Rs. 9.6 billion. The net difference between Profits computed in accordance with Indian GAAP and Non-US GAAP adjusted is primarily due to different Revenue recognition standards, income taxes, and amortization of intangible assets.
For Wipro Limited, Non-US GAAP adjusted Profit after Tax for the year ended March 31, 2009 was Rs. 37.7 billion. The net difference between Profits computed in accordance with Indian GAAP and Non-US GAAP adjusted is primarily due to different Revenue recognition standards, income taxes, and amortization of intangible assets.
IT Services segment’s Revenues were Rs. 49.3 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2009, under US GAAP. The difference of Rs. 41 million is primarily attributable to difference in accounting standards under Indian GAAP and US GAAP.
IT Services segment’s Revenues were Rs. 191 billion for the year ended March 31, 2009, under US GAAP. The difference of Rs. 468 million is primarily attributable to difference in accounting standards under Indian GAAP and US GAAP.
Quarterly Conference call
Wipro will hold conference calls today at 02:00 p.m. Indian Standard Time (04:30 a.m. US Eastern Time) and at 6:45 p.m. Indian Standard Time (9:15 a.m. US Eastern Time) to discuss our performance for the quarter and answer questions sent to email ID: rajendra.shreemal@wipro.com An audio recording of the management discussions and the question and answer session will be available online and will be accessible in the Investor Relations section of the company website at www.wipro.com shortly after the live broadcast.
About Wipro Limited
Wipro provides comprehensive IT solutions and services, including systems integration, information systems outsourcing, package implementation, software application development and maintenance, and research and development services to

 


 

corporations globally. Wipro Limited is the first PCMM Level 5 and SEI CMM Level 5 certified IT Services Company globally. Wipro’s Global IT Services business was recently assessed at Level 5 for CMMI V 1.2 across Offshore and Onsite development centers.
In the Indian market, Wipro is a leader in providing IT solutions and services for the corporate segment in India offering system integration, network integration, software solutions and IT services. Wipro also has a profitable presence in niche market segments of infrastructure engineering, and consumer products & lighting. In the Asia Pacific and Middle East markets, Wipro provides IT solutions and services for global corporations.
Wipro’s ADSs are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and its equity shares are listed in India on the Stock Exchange - Mumbai, and the National Stock Exchange. For more information, please visit our websites at www.wipro.com, www.wiprocorporate.com and www.wipro.in
US GAAP financials on website
Condensed financial statements of Wipro Limited computed under the US GAAP along with individual business segment reports are available in the Investor Relations section at www.wipro.com.
     
Contact for Investor Relation   Contact for Media & Press
 
   
Rajendra Kumar shreemal
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Vice President
  Senior Manager
Phone: +91-80-2844-0079
  +91-80-2844-0378 
Fax: +91-80-2844-0051
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rajendra.shreemal@wipro.com
  radha.rk@wipro.com 
Forward looking and cautionary statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are not historical facts but instead represent only our beliefs regarding future events, many of which are, by their nature, inherently uncertain and outside our control. As a result, our actual results and financial condition may differ materially from the anticipated results and financial condition indicated in such forward-looking statements, which include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our ability to execute and deliver value to our customers, statements regarding the extent to which we are positioned to emerge stronger than before, and statements regarding our financial performance during our next fiscal quarter. The risks and uncertainties relating to these statements include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding fluctuations in our earnings, revenue and profits, our ability to generate and manage growth, intense competition in IT services, our ability to maintain our cost advantage, wage increases in India, our ability to attract and retain highly skilled professionals, time and cost overruns on fixed-price, fixed-time frame contracts, client concentration, restrictions on immigration, our ability to manage our international operations, reduced demand for technology in our key focus areas, disruptions in telecommunication networks, our ability to successfully complete and integrate potential acquisitions, liability for damages on our service contracts, the success of the companies in which we make strategic investments, withdrawal of fiscal governmental incentives, political instability, war, legal restrictions on raising capital or acquiring companies outside India, unauthorized use of our intellectual property, and general economic conditions affecting our business and industry. Additional risks that could affect our future operating results are more fully described in our filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. These filings are available at www.sec.gov. We may, from time to time, make additional written and oral forward-looking statements, including statements contained in the company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and our reports to shareholders. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time by us or on our behalf.
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WIPRO LIMITED, CONSOLIDATED
AUDITED SEGMENT REPORT FOR THE QUARTER & YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2009
                                                 
Rs. in Million    
                                                 
    Quarter ended March 31,   Year ended March 31,
Particulars   2009   2008   Growth %   2009   2008   Growth %
Revenues
                                               
IT Services
    49,323       41,206       20 %     191,661       146,626       31 %
IT Products
    8,698       7,838       11 %     34,552       26,400       31 %
Consumer Care and Lighting
    5,164       4,808       7 %     20,830       15,207       37 %
Others
    1,469       3,272               9,144       11,691          
Eliminations
    (136 )     (122 )             (745 )     (349 )        
                                                 
TOTAL
    64,518       57,002       13 %     255,442       199,575       28 %
                                                 
Profit before Interest and Tax — PBIT
                                               
IT Services
    10,729       8,641       24 %     40,323       31,290       29 %
IT Products
    372       375       -1 %     1,481       1,227       21 %
Consumer Care and Lighting
    683       630       8 %     2,548       1,900       34 %
Others
    (310 )     285               (348 )     770          
                                                 
TOTAL
    11,474       9,931       16 %     44,004       35,187       25 %
                                                 
Interest and Other Income, Net
    308       182               1,192       1,883          
                                                 
Profit Before Tax
    11,782       10,113       17 %     45,196       37,070       22 %
                                                 
Income Tax expense including Fringe Benefit Tax
    (1,667 )     (1,399 )             (6,460 )     (4,550 )        
Profit before Share in earnings of associates and minority interest
    10,115       8,714       16 %     38,736       32,520       19 %
Share in earnings of associates
    35       100               362       333          
Minority interest
    (50 )     (16 )             (99 )     (24 )        
PROFIT AFTER TAX
    10,100       8,798       15 %     38,999       32,829       19 %
Operating Margin
                                               
IT Services
    21.8 %     21.0 %             21.0 %     21.3 %        
IT Products
    4.3 %     4.8 %             4.3 %     4.6 %        
Consumer Care and Lighting
    13.2 %     13.1 %             12.2 %     12.5 %        
                                                 
TOTAL
    17.8 %     17.4 %             17.2 %     17.6 %        
                                                 
CAPITAL EMPLOYED
                                               
IT Services and Products
    119,997       93,969               119,997       93,969          
Consumer Care and Lighting
    18,689       17,292               18,689       17,292          
Others
    54,742       50,659               54,742       50,659          
                                                 
TOTAL
    193,428       161,920               193,428       161,920          
                                                 
CAPITAL EMPLOYED COMPOSITION
                                               
IT Services and Products
    62 %     58 %             62 %     58 %        
Consumer Care and Lighting
    9 %     11 %             9 %     11 %        
Others
    28 %     31 %             28 %     31 %        
                                                 
TOTAL
    100 %     100 %             100 %     100 %        
                                                 
RETURN ON AVERAGE CAPITAL EMPLOYED
                                               
IT Services and Products
    40 %     40 %             39 %     44 %        
Consumer Care and Lighting
    15 %     15 %             14 %     19 %        
                                                 
TOTAL
    24 %     26 %             25 %     27 %        
                                                 

 


 

    Notes to Segment Report
 
a)   The segment report of Wipro Limited and its consolidated subsidiaries and associates has been prepared in accordance with the AS 17 “Segment Reporting” issued pursuant to the Companies (Accounting Standard) Rules, 2006 and by The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
 
b)   In certain specific total outsourcing contracts of IT services segment, the company delivers hardware, software and other related deliverables. Revenue relating to these items are reported in the IT products segment.
 
c)   Segment revenue includes the following exchange differences, which are reflected under other income in the financial statements.
                                 
                    (Rs in Million)
    Quarter ended   Year ended
    March 31,   March 31,
Particulars   2009   2008   2009   2008
IT Services
    (778 )     (52 )     (1,308 )     155  
IT Products
    (25 )     104       (229 )     27  
Consumer Care & Lighting
    (46 )     4       (54 )     (21 )
Others
    88       (7 )     38       (382 )
 
 
    (761 )     49       (1,553 )     (221 )
 
d)   Segment wise depreciation is as follows:
                                 
                    (Rs in Million)
 
    Quarter ended   Year ended
    March 31,   March 31,
Particulars   2009   2008   2009   2008
IT Services
    1,637       1,303       6,067       4,680  
IT Products
    49       48       88       112  
Consumer Care & Lighting
    118       90       420       292  
Others
    68       67       289       275  
 
 
    1,872       1,508       6,864       5,359  
 
e)   Segment PBIT includes Rs 155 Million and Rs 581 million (2008: Rs 119 Million and Rs 824 Million) for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2009 respectively of certain operating other income which is reflected in other income in the Financial Statements.
 
f)   Capital employed of segments is net of current liabilities. The net current liability of segments is as follows :–
                 
    (Rs in Million)
 
    As of March 31,
Particulars   2009   2008
IT Services and Products
    59,249       30,456  
Consumer Care and Lighting
    4,026       3,382  
Others
    15,935       20,582  
 
 
    79,210       54,420  
 
g)   The Company has four geographic segments: India, USA, Europe and Rest of the World. Significant portion of the segment assets are in India. Revenue from geographic segments based on domicile of the customers is outlined below:

 


 

                                 
                    (Rs in Million)
 
    Year ended March 31
Particulars   2009   %   2008   %
India
    54,608       21       48,847       24  
USA
    115,105       45       87,439       44  
Europe
    57,109       22       48,259       24  
Rest of the world
    28,620       12       15,030       8  
 
 
    255,442       100       199,575       100  
 
h)   For the purpose of reporting, business segments are considered as primary segments and geographic segments are considered as secondary segments.